as in clap
a loud explosive sound
the dish fell off the table and hit the hardwood floor with a whomp
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as in to whip
to defeat by a large margin
the basketball team was whomped in the last game of the regular season and missed out on the playoffs
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Recent Examples of whomp
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
In stained water, the whomp and vibration these lures emit is second to none.
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Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2025
Its taste crosses the nutty, caramelized purity of homemade ghee with the unmistakable whomp of pork.
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Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2024
The remaining words were: whoop, phony, chomp, ghoul, chock, and whomp.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes,
6 May 2023
Nearly every morning the whomp of Russian artillery shells fired from miles away, across the Dnipro River, shakes the city.
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Jeffrey Gettleman Finbarr O’Reilly,
New York Times,
29 Nov. 2022
Winning the turnover war, the unstoppable J.Chase freak show, D.J. Reader putting the whomp on Derrick Henry, E. McPherson topping himself seemingly weekly, Saint Joe blessing the proceedings with his presence.
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Paul Daugherty,
The Enquirer,
24 Jan. 2022
During this siege, several sturgeon in the 5-foot range jumped several times around the boat, landing with a giant whomp and whirl the size of a washtub.
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Tom Stienstra,
SFChronicle.com,
23 May 2020
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
The opening line has been bet down a point, owing to all the Lions’ injuries at all three defensive levels as well as recency bias from Thanksgiving when the Bears bumbled their way out of a potential upset in Motown and the Packers whomped the Dolphins.
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Hank Gola,
New York Daily News,
5 Dec. 2024
The teams design flavorful fantastic creations, from edible spiders to a whomping willow tree.
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Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
14 Nov. 2024
There’s a clear upside to the Florida Panthers getting whomped Saturday night.
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Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
16 June 2024
The Goons whomped on a number of unsuspecting victims in mob attacks in Gilbert and nearby communities over the course of a year, in several cases rendering people unconscious or bloodied.
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Abe Kwok,
The Arizona Republic,
18 Mar. 2024
Former President Donald Trump is whomping Nikki Haley in her home state, according to the latest polls on the Republican opponents’ prospects in the South Carolina primary, scheduled for Feb. 24.
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Richard Vatz,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2024
As leader of the Conservative Party, Johnson won a whomping 80-seat majority in the House of Commons in 2019.
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William Booth,
Washington Post,
15 June 2023
Noun
Putting aside the frustration for Delroy Lindo, who would’ve looked so great collecting an award with his polka-dot ascot, Sean Penn’s decision to skip the Oscars gave the Best Supporting Actor award a real whomp-whomp feeling.
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Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
In stained water, the whomp and vibration these lures emit is second to none.
—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2025
Its taste crosses the nutty, caramelized purity of homemade ghee with the unmistakable whomp of pork.
—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2024
The remaining words were: whoop, phony, chomp, ghoul, chock, and whomp.
—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
6 May 2023
Nearly every morning the whomp of Russian artillery shells fired from miles away, across the Dnipro River, shakes the city.
—
Jeffrey Gettleman Finbarr O’Reilly,
New York Times,
29 Nov. 2022
Winning the turnover war, the unstoppable J.Chase freak show, D.J. Reader putting the whomp on Derrick Henry, E. McPherson topping himself seemingly weekly, Saint Joe blessing the proceedings with his presence.
—
Paul Daugherty,
The Enquirer,
24 Jan. 2022
During this siege, several sturgeon in the 5-foot range jumped several times around the boat, landing with a giant whomp and whirl the size of a washtub.
—
Tom Stienstra,
SFChronicle.com,
23 May 2020
Verb
Last year, the Hoosiers got whomped in the two games against elite opposition (a 38-15 loss at Ohio State and a 27-17 loss at Notre Dame that was 27-3 with less than two minutes left).
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Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
The opening line has been bet down a point, owing to all the Lions’ injuries at all three defensive levels as well as recency bias from Thanksgiving when the Bears bumbled their way out of a potential upset in Motown and the Packers whomped the Dolphins.
—
Hank Gola,
New York Daily News,
5 Dec. 2024
The teams design flavorful fantastic creations, from edible spiders to a whomping willow tree.
—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
14 Nov. 2024
There’s a clear upside to the Florida Panthers getting whomped Saturday night.
—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
16 June 2024
The Goons whomped on a number of unsuspecting victims in mob attacks in Gilbert and nearby communities over the course of a year, in several cases rendering people unconscious or bloodied.
—
Abe Kwok,
The Arizona Republic,
18 Mar. 2024
Former President Donald Trump is whomping Nikki Haley in her home state, according to the latest polls on the Republican opponents’ prospects in the South Carolina primary, scheduled for Feb. 24.
—
Richard Vatz,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2024
As leader of the Conservative Party, Johnson won a whomping 80-seat majority in the House of Commons in 2019.
—
William Booth,
Washington Post,
15 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whomp
Noun
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The origin of the thunderclap (sometimes called the Viking clap) is disputed, with several clubs in Europe claiming to have started the trend, but Iceland popularised it and brought it to the world stage.
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One of the moments in the musical that caused the most laughter and claps from the audience was the final song, which mocks the idea of using violence as a form of protest rather than joining a movement or focusing on policy.
Verb
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Police have arrested a 22-year-old man who was caught on camera whipping a yellow taxi cab with a belt, damaging the hood, following the Knicks’ comeback victory in Game 4 of the NBA finals, officials said Friday.
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Democrats work ceaselessly to whip the American people into a frenzy of hate and conflict.
Noun
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The finale, which aired on Sunday, June 28, ended with a bang.
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From the pig trailer came a bang, followed by a muffled squeal.
Verb
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Rather than be benched, Devers batted cleanup, overcame an 0-for-3 start, and singled up the middle in the seventh to score Bryce Eldridge, who narrowly beat a tag at the plate for a 3-1 lead.
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Its highly specialized strategy likely evolved to take advantage of the ant’s natural aggression and then overcome its defenses; the slingshot mechanism flings the ant from the foraging trail, reducing the risk that the spider will be swarmed by other workers, the researchers hypothesized.
Noun
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Then something unusual happened as Valdez descended in the boom lift with Pinky’s remains.
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SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg South Korean luxury department store operator Shinsegae has become an unlikely beneficiary of the global AI boom.
Verb
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Marlins starter Ryan Gusto tossed 3 1/3 scoreless innings before giving way to John King (6-1), who threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings against his former team.
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Kirby Yates threw a 1-2-3 ninth for his 100th career save and second this season.
Noun
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Torrens doubled New York's advantage with a one-out blast in the seventh against Mason Fluharty, his second of the season.
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Now, the United States is experiencing its own blast of dangerous heat, particularly in the East, which is facing skyrocketing temperatures and high humidity.
Verb
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After easing through the first three innings, Bryan Reynolds hit a double off the top of the left field fence and Valdez bombed one to left to cut the Phillies' lead to 5-2.
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There is a bond there that is strong enough, that overwhelming loneliness is bombed.
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“Whomp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whomp. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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